Type-writing machine.



C. H. SHEPARD.

Tum WRITING MACHINE.

I APPLICATION FLBD AUG. l, 1910. n 974,441, f Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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APPLIUATIOH FILED AUG. 1', 1910.

974,441 l Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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WITNEESE INVENTDFQ:

HISATTURNEY C. H. SHEPARD.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1. 1910.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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Ihn/ENTUFIt HiE-"JATTDRNEY WITNEEEES .l jk.) another and for projecting the selected col- NITED strains Parana* onirica.

CHARLES H. SHEPABD, OF NEW YORK, N. 'S'.J., ASSIGNOR T0 UNIQN TYPEWRITER COM- PANY, or Irion, Naw roar, a

CORPDRATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-VRTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Latent.

Patented Nov. L 1910.;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. Snneann, citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattan, city of .New York, in the county of N ew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing- Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to typewriting machines and more particularly to tahulating mechanism.

One object of the present invention, generally stated, is to provide simple and eilicient means for quickly selecting the particular column stops intended for use when the character of the work is suoli as to require change from one set of column .s to

umn stops to operative position.

A further object of the invention is, generally stated. to provide simple and etlicient means for quickly clearing the column stops, sition.

To the above and other ends which. will hereinafter appear, my inventionconsists in the various features of construction, combinations of devices and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicate correspending parts in the various views, Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation', partly in section, of. one form of typewriting` machine embodying my invention, only so much of the machine being shown as is necessary to an understanding' of my invention in its embodiment therein. Fig. 2 is a skeletonized fragmentary side elevation showing a portion of the tabulating mechanism, together with the means for projectingr the column stops to operative position and for moving them to the inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation showingv some of the parts illustrated in Fig. 2; but showing them on a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary plan view showing a portion of the tabulator mechanism, together With the means for controlling the column stops in their movements into and out of operative position. Fig. 5 is al fragmentary side elevation showing a modified form of or for moving them to inoperative po- I mechanism for controlling the column stops in their movements into and out of operative position. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of some of the parts represented in Fig. 5.

The present invention is in the nature of an improvement on the structures disclosed in the previously tiled applications of Sivertsen in Nielsen, Serial No. 488,675; George H. Smith, Serial No. 533,717; George F. Ballou, Serial No. 541,995; Clio B. Yaw, Serial No. 564,227; and Oscar Woodward, Seria-1 No. 565,846, and my invention has some of the same general objects in View as the structures disclosed in said previously tiled applications.

I have shown my invention in the present instance embodied in a No. 1l Remington machine but it should be understood that the invention may he embodied in various styles of typewriting machines.

The frame of the machine comprises a hase l, corner posts 2 and a top late 3. A carriage 4 is mounted on anti-friction halls or rollers 5 to travel from side to side of the machine over the top plate. A cylindrical platen 6 is shown mounted in a conventional manner in the carriage to receive the impact of types 7 against the front face thereof. The front cross bar of the carriage carries a carriage scale 8 with which a fixed pointer 9 cooperates in the usual manner.

Bracket arms 10 are secured by screws 11 to the carriage near the ends thereof and project rearwardly from the carriage and are connected to a column stop bar l2. This upper and lower sides thereof and hifurcated fiat sheet metal tabulator or column stops 14 are received and adapted to slide fore and aft of the machine in the interdental spaces between the teeth 13. Each column stop has a depending projection 15 which constitutes a stop to limit the movement of the column stop towardI the rear of the machine. A har 16 is detachably secured to the column stop har by screws 17. rlhe 'upper edge of tthe bar 16 closes the upper interdental spaces at one end thereof and projects into the path of the projections 15 on the column stop, so as to cooperate therewith to limit the rearward movement of the column stops and prevent an accidental detachment of the column stops from the column stop har. There is sutiicient friction between each colcolumn stop har has teeth ,13 formed on the rl`hcre are preferably as many sets slop ot' the series ot denominational stops dil. and is also arranged forward ot the, column stop bar so that a. rearward. movei nient oi' the projector is effective to move on the carriage scale with which the tixcd pointer 9 cooperates.

There are likewisei preferably as lmany column stops 14 as there I.

are intel-dental spaces, so that a separate 'column stop is provided for each .letter space position of the carriage.

Any suitable tabulator mechanism may be employed to coperate with the column stops 14. shown denominational tabulator mechanism such as is employed in the No. ll Reming- .ln the present instance l'. have ton machine. 'fhus, a tabulator :trame lS is j secured to' the frame o 'tthe machine by screws 19 and so that for the purpose ot the present inve tioirlhe tabulator frame may be regarded., .s a part of the frame of the machine. vl )enominational stop levers 21 are pivoted at Q2 to the tabulator itrame, andfextei'id upwardly and forwardly at the free'ends thereotx to provide denominational l stops which extend through guide slots in va plate 24. secured to-the tabulator frame. The lower end of veach denominational. stop leverI is connected to a link 25, which has lts forward end` connected to a depending arm j 2G of an angular actuating lever. The forv'ardly extending arm 2T ot' this lever is operatively connected to a key stem 28 guided in openings in guide plates 29 and 30. Each key stern 28 is'j'irovided with a tabulator key 3l arranged at the keyboard of the machine. Each angular lever 264,427 has .the rear end of atontractile spring 82 con nectedthereto;` the forward end of each of said springdfbeing connected to 'the guide plate 30. i lt-#will be understood that a depression ot any of the tabulator keys 3l is effective to move the rresponding denominational stop 'forward into the path of the column stop or stops which have been moved rearwardly to operative position on the col-- umn stop bar. The release ot' the carriage is, at the same time, effected by the usual carriage release mechanism, not shown.

In order to project the ditl'crentcolumn stops to proper position l have provided a projector, n'iovin-g or shitting device 33 which v,is in the nature of a crank arm, which has .a n offset contact portion adapted to cooperate with the column stops as they are brought successively into register therewith; the 'width ol the contact portion being such as to cooperate with but one column stop at a time. Upon reference to Fig. 4 it will be observed that this contact portion is arranged in a line tore and att o'l' the machine just to the right of the left hand or decimal the column stop, which is in register therewith, rearwardly to operative position. The projector 2:33 is fixed on one end of a rock shatt 34 mounted to turn in bearing openings in upwardly extending arms 35 of a bracket 36 secured to the top plate of the machine by screws 3T. The left-hand end portion of the rock shaft 34 has mounted thereon a crank arm 38 which extends rearwardly from the shaft and has an openended slot 39 `formed in the tree end thereof. An actuating link 40 is provided at its upper end with a laterally projecting pin 4l which is adapted to he received in the slot 39 in the actuating arm 3S, as indicated i 'the printing keys a and is provided with a.

key 45 which is fixed thereto, so that a de pression of the key 45 is effective to move the link 40 downwardly, when the parts are in the position represented in Fig. l, and thus transmit motion to the arm 38. This causes the projector 33 to be moved rearwardly, to project the column stop which is in register therewith to operative position.

When pressure on lthe finger key is released, a spring 4o connected at one end to the key lever 43 and at its opposite en d to a plate 47, is ell'ective to move the key lever land the parts connected therewith to the normal position shown in Fig. l. In addition to the spring 46, a spring I) may be connected at one end to the shaft.- 34 and at its other end to one of the arms 35 to'assure a return movement of the device to normal position, the member 33 being limited in its return niovcment by suitable stops such as the stops c and d, one carried by the arm 38 and the other by one of the bracketarms 5.` The projecting device heilig carried by the trame ol the machine and the column stops 14 being carried by the carriage, it f0llows that the travel ot'lthe carriage is effective to produce a relative movement between the column stops and the projecting device 33, so as to bring the column stops successively into register with the contact portieri of the device 33, and that the position of the carriage in its travel therefore determines which eolumn stop shall be brought into register' with the projector to be moved thereby into operative position. In short, this relative movement between the column. stops and the projecting device 33 is etl'ective l to select different column stops which are to be projected to 4operative position forI use.

The lower end of the link 40 is The operator may ing the next and subsequent sheets, where cessively arrested at the di In setting the column stops to operative position, a Work sheet may bel introduced into .the machine and the carriage may be moved to a position where the first column is to be started.' The operator may then depress the key l5 to'actuate the projector 33, thus. moving the column stop which is in register therewith rearwardly into operative position. This point may be at, say, 23 on the carriage scale, and is indicated by the pointer 9 on the carriage scale. The operator may then proceed with the writing and move the carriage to the next position to begin the second column which it may be assumed is at 40 l on the carriage scale. `A depression of the key Ll5 is etiective to project the column stop at! l0 to determine the beginning of the column at this point. proceed with the writing in the secondcohunn and so on. In writthe same set of column stops is to be employed, it is merely necessary to depress the tabulator key which controls the left-hand or decimal stop of the series of denominational stops and the carriage will be sucerent positions 23. elO etc., where the column stops were selected in the first instance. It will be understood, theref`ore, that the selection of the column stops may be readily effected during the writing of the first` sheet. i'

ln order to reset, clear or restore the diiferentcolumn stops to inoperative position, I have provided a shifting moving,

n n clearing device, cam or wlper 48 provided with a cylindrical stein 49. This cam has of' the cam.

oppositely inclined faces 50, as will be seen upon reference to Fig. 4, so as to coperate with the column stops during the movement of the carriage in either direction. The cylindrical stem is received in a corresponding bearing opening vbored through a projection 51 which may be cast or formed in tegral with the tabulator trame 18. A pin 52 is threaded at one end, as indicated at 53 in Fig. Ll, for the reception in a tapped opening in the stem if) ot' the cam, in order that the pin may be detachably secured to the stem. This pin 52 projects through a slot 54 which is formed in the projection 51 and extends fore and aft of the machine. The pin and slot thus guide the cam in its movement and also limit the forward movement By detaching the pin 52 from the stem 49 the stem may be removed from the bearing' by which 4it is supported. An actuating arm 55 extends upwardly from a rock shaft 56, supported in bearing openings in upwardly projecting ears 57 formed on the bracket 36. The upper end portion of the actuating arm is provided with a slot 5S to receive the pin 52, to operatively connect the cam 48 with the actuating arm 55. The opposite end o1c the rock shaft 56, from that which carries the arm 55,; is provided with a crank arm 59 which extends f'orwardly from. the rock sha-ft. The arm 59 is slotted longitudinally at 60 to receive a. laterally projecting pin 61 which projects from a lever 62, pi'voted at 63 to one of the upwardly extending bracket arms 35. The free end portion of the lever 62 is slotted at 64, the open mouth of the slot extending toward and forming practically a continuation of the slot 39 when the parts are in the normal position. The two slots 39 and 6e in the normal position of the parts are in register and practically form an arc. of which the pivot point 42, around which the link Ll0 is adapted to turn. is the center. It will be 'understood therefore that when the link Ll0 swings around its pivot 42 from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that represented in Fig. 2 or vice versa, an operative connection is effected between said link and one of the members 38 or 62 and a disconnection between said link and the other ot' said `members is eected.

The zneans by which the link 40 is switched or shifted, to operatively connect it with either of the members 38 and 62, and to the projecting device-33 or the restoringdevice 48, as illustrated in Figs. L present instance, comprises a. link 65 pivoted at 66 to the 1ink'40, and extending forwardly andv 2, in the therefrom through a guide opening in a bracket 67 secured at 68 to the lever 43. The forward end ofthe link 65 'is pivoted at 69 to an angular lever 70 pivoted at 71 to the key stem ofthe key 45. Stop pins 7 2 and 73 project laterally from the key lever 43 and limit the movement of the Iangular lever 70 'I relatively to the key lever 4:3. A forwardly extending arm on the angular lever 70 has. an upwardly extending key stem provided with 'a finger-,key 74; said finger key being offset from the pivot 71 so that a depression on said key yis effective to turn the angular lever on its pivot 71 until the depending arm of the angular lever contacts with the stop pin 73. A coiled, expansion spring 75 surrounds the link 65 and bex-rs at one end against the angular lever and at its opposite end against the bracket 67. The pressure of this spring is exerted to normally maintain the depending arm of" the Aangular lever against the stop pin 72, as represented in Fig. 1. This effects a forward movement of the link 40 to bring about the engagement between said link and the crank arm 38, so that the key controlled member or lever 43 is normally operatively connected with the projecting device 33. .A-depression of the linger key 45 at this time Ais effective to actuate the projecting device 33 to move the column stop 14, which is in register therewith, to operative position. When, hoivever, pressure is exerted on the finger key 74, as represented in Fig. 2, the angular lever 70 is first. turned on its pivot 71 against the pressure of the spring 75. This results in swinging` the link 40 rearwardly around its pivot 42 to effect an engagement between said link and the actuating lever 6&2, and this engage-- nient will be maintained as long as pressure is maintained on the .finger key '74. A continued downward pressure on the key 74 moves the key lever 43 downwardly after the engagement between the link 40 and the actuating member 62 has been effected, thus turning the actuating member 62 on its pivot and transmitting movement through the pin and slot connection 61-60 to the crank arm 59, thereby turning the shaft 56, and effecting a forward movement of the arm 55. This is effective to produce a corresponding forward movement of the cam or wiper 4S, to bring it into coperative relation with the column stop, or column stops, which may have been moved rearwardly to operative position on the column stop bar. If at this time the carriage is moved in either direction the member 48 is effective to cam the column stops forward' successively to inoperatlve position.` 1n order to clear the column stops so that a new and dlfferent set of stops may be moved to operativeposition by the projecting device 33.

In the construction shown in. Figs. 1-4 inclusive., the members and 48 are sepa rate and independently operable members andthe actuation of one 'may be effected independent-ly of tl`e other.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a modified form of construction infwhich the two members or devices 33a and 48a are united by a single member and both are moved at each depression of a key 45 or 74, such as the keys shown in Figs. 1 and 2. al-

though only one of said devices 33 and 48a' is effective at a time. This member coinprises a bifurcated part designated as a whole by the reference numeral 76, bent to form separate offset arms 77 Vand 78. The arm T7 carries the projecting device 33a which adapted to Vcooperate with the column stops in the same manuel' as the devices 33, to move them individually to operative position on the column stop bar 1.2. The rearwardly projecting arm 7S is provided with an upright slot 79 which joins an inclined slot 80, the slot 79-80 receiving the pin 52 to connectthe arm 78 with the stem 49 of the restoring cam 48a. The member 7G has a hub 81 secured to one end of a rock shaft S2 by a set screw 83. The rock shaft 82 turns in bearing openingsV in npright ears 84 formed on a bracket plate 85 secured to the top plate of the machine. The hub of the member 7 6 bears against one of the ears S4 to prevent a longitudinal" movement of the shaft 82 in one direction. A collar 8G is secured to the opposite end, of' the shaft by a pin 87, and bears against the other car S4 and prevents a longitudinal movement of the shaft in the opposite direction. A. plate-like member SS is provided with-a hub 89, secured by a set. screw 90 to the rock shaft S2, near the end thereof opposite that which carries the member 76. This plate-like member 8S is in the ,na ture of a crank arm and is slotted at 91 for the reception,` of the pin 41 on the actuating link 40.` The length of the slot is such as to permit a swinging movement of the link 40 around its pivot to either side of the axis of the rock shaft 82, or from one effective position indicated by the dotted line e in Fig. 5 to the other effective position indi-A cated by the dotted line f in said figure, or vice versa. Ther'control of the link 40 is preferably effected by finger keys 45 and 74, and the parts controlled by said keys coT operate with the link in the same manner as in the'construction disclosed in Figs. 1 to 4.- inclusive. It will be. understood, therefore, that the spring normally maintains the pin 41 in the forward end of the slot 91, so that a depression of the finger sov key 45 is effective to depress the link 40, the j line of force of -which is along the line f, thus rocking the shaft S2, thereby turning the arm 7S forwardly, and producing a corresponding forward movement ofthe cam 48 to operative position. A depression of the finger key 74 is effective to swing the link 40 rearwardly, as in the previously described construct-ion.` but in this instance the pin 41 moved to the rear end of the slotV 91 so that the line efforce is directed along the line c so as to turn therock shaft 82 in a direction to effect a rearward movement of the projector 33, thereby moving the column stop 14 which is in'register with said projector, to operative position. It' will be understood that when pressure is first exerted upon theA finger key 74 it is effective to swing the link so as to bring thepin 4l to the rear end of the slot 91.

VWhen the depending arm of the angular lever 70 reaches contact with the stop pin 73, the angular lever and key lever move down 'together' a'one part.. pulling down on the link, thus transmitting a rearward movement to the member 88, which is effective to actuate the `projector 33,

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the member 4S or 4S each constitutes a device for moving the column Stops on the column stop bar in one direction and out'. of operative position: that thcy member 323 or. lill each constitute-f' a device for moving thccolumn stops in an opposite direction or into operative position; that keys are provided at the keyboard of the 'machine for actuating eitherof said devices at will; that switching means are pro videdfor opatively connecting the key controlled member 423 to either of said de-v Vtrolled means controlled from vices; that the afford a control vices from the Which aifords easy construction is such as to access to the parts and ready operation thereof; and that the mcchanism is simple in construction and cliicient in use. It will be understood ot course that the keys i5 and 74 may be suitably inscribed 'to indicate their purpose to the operator and to avoid confusion. Thus, one of the keys may be inscribed stop set7 and the other stop restore.

Various changes may-be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and some of the devices may' be employed without others.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a typewiiting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operative position aiidladapted to remain in either of said positions to Which they are moved; means for moving said sto s to operative position; means for moving said stops to inoperative position; and key con'- the keyboard of the machine for controllingboth of said means.

2. In a typevvriting machine and tabnlati ing mechanism, tl'iercombination of a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain in either of said positions to which they are moved; means for movingl said stops to operative position; means for moving said stops to inoperative position; a key at the keyboard for controlling one of said means and a separate key at the keyboard for controlling the other of said means.

3. In a typewriting machine and tabulat ing mechanism, the combination of a series of tabulator stops movable .into and out oi operative position and adapted to remain in 'eithe'r of said positions to Which they are moved; means for moving said stops to operative position; means for moving said stops to inoperative position; and a single set of key controlled means for controlling either one'or the other of the said moving` means at will.

4. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain in either of said positions to which they are moved; and means for moving the position; said means being' coned by a key at the keyboard of the machine. I

5. In a typevvriting machine and tabulating mechanism,'the combination of a. series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain in either of said positions to' which they are ot cithcibf the said `lckeyboard ol thc nia-chine, .f

stops to 4 l l i i movedf, a Wiper movable into and out of cooperativo relation with said column stops and operative to move the column stops to inoperative position; and a key at the keyboard of the machine for controlling the movement of the wiper into and out of cooperati vc relation with said column stops.

G. In a typewriting machine and tabulating' mechanism, the combination of a plurality of column stops movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain in either of the positions to which they may be moved; and key controlled means controlled from the keyboard of the machine for controlling said stops in their movements from either one of said positions to the other.

7. In a typevvriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a series of column stops mounted for movement into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the said positions to which they may be moved; a. device for moving said stops to operative position; a device for moving said stops to inoperative position; a key controlled device; and 'means for rendering said key controlled device operative on either of said first mentioned devices. v

8. In a typevvriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination, of a series of column stops mounted for movement into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the said positions to which they 'may bemoved; means ior moving said stops toV and from. 0 erative posit-ion; and means operative at Wil t0 render said'moving means operative to move the stops either to or from operative posi*- tion. A

9. In a typevvriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a series ot' column 'stops mounted for movement into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the said po- .sitions to which they may be moved; a device foi moving the stops to operative position; a device for moving the stops to inoperative position; a key controlled member; and means for operatively connecting said key controlled member to either of said moving devices.

10. In a typeivriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination` of a series of column stops mounted for movement into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the said positions vto which they may be moved; a Wiper for moving said stops to inoperative position; a key at the keyboard ofA the machine; and intermediate connections between said key and Wiper for moving the latter into c'operative relation with said column stops.

ll. In atypewriting machine and tabl latine; mechanism. the combination ot a carcoltimn stops carried by one of said parts; a Wiper carried by the other o t said parts whereby a relative i'novenient between the column stops and wiper may be etlected by a movement of the carriage and which relative n'iovenient is eli'ective to wipe or cam the said stops to inoperative position; a key at either of the said positions; a wiper carried by the other of said parte` whereby a relative movement between the column stops and Wiper may be elected by a inovemeiitotl the carriage and which relative movement is eliective to wipe or cam the said stops to iiioperative position; means carried by the same part which carries the wiper tor projecting,` said stops individually to operative position; and key operated means controlled l from the keyboard ol' the machine for projecting said Wiper to operative position or for actua-tinesaidprojecting means as may be desired.

13. .ln a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the coinbiiiatioi'r olf a carriage; a rame'ol the machine; a series ot' l column stops carried by one oit said parts and movable into and out. oi operative posi-A rlage; a frame o't' the machine; a series ol tion and adapted to remain indelinilcly in z either of the said positions: a wipeicarried by the other ot said paris wherebv a relative movement between the column stops and wiper may be ell'ected by a movement of the carriage and which relative movement etiect-ive to wipe or cani thc said stops to inoperative position; iiieans carried by the same part which 'arrics the wiper for proi ject-ing said `stops individually to operative ositioii a kev at the keyboard oll the ma- P a chine it'or movingL said wiper into cooperag tive relation With said column stops; and a f separate key at thc keyboard ot' the machine `for controlling the actuation ot said projecting means. l i

ll. ln a tyy)e'vviitiim` machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carl i l l l riage; a frame oil the machine; a series ot f column stops carried by one ot said parts and movable ni'to and out ol operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either ot the said positions; a wiper carried i by the other oi said parts whereby a relative movement between the column stops and wiper may be etl'ected by a movement of the l t l i i i l carriage and which relative movement is etfeetive to Wipe or cam the said stops to inoperative position; means carried by the saine part which carries the wiper for projecting said stops individually to operative To posit-ion; a key controlled device, and switching means for operatively connectingA said key controlled device with either the vviper or with said'stop projecting' means as may be desired.

l5. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; a frame of the machine: a series of column stops carried by the carriage and movable into and out of operative position Si) and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of said positions: a device carried by the -traine of the machine for movingr the stops individually to operative position; a device carried by the frame of the machine for S5 movingY said stops to inoperative position; and key controlled means controlled from the keyboard otl the machine for controlling both ot said devices.

16. ln a typevvritinev machine and tahulatine mechanism, the combination of a carriage; a frame of the machine: a. series of column stops carried by the carriage and movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either ot' said positions; a device carried by the frame oil" the machine, tor moving the stops iiidivitlua'lly to operative position; a device carried by the traine ot the machine vfor moving' said stops to inoperative position; 10o

and a separate ke'v at the keyboard for eachof said devices. one key controlling' the actuation of' one ot' said devices and the other key controllii'ig` the actuation of the other of said devices.

li'. ln a typewrit'ingmachine and tablilatine' mechanism` the combination of a car riaee; al traine of the machine: a series oi column lstops carried by the carriage and movable into and out ot operative position and adapted to remain iiideiinitely in either ol said positions: a device carried by. the trame ot the machine tor moving the stops individually to operative position; a device carried ly the frame of the machine for mov- 115 ing sam stops to inoperative position; a key controlled member; and means for operatively connecting' said key controlled member with one or the other ot said devices.

1S. In a t..\'pe\viiting machine and tabu- 12C latinpr mechanism. Athe combination of a earriage; a l ame ot the machine; a series of column stops carried by the carriage and movable. into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either oit said positions; ai device carried by the trame of the machine for moving the stops individually to operative position; a, device carried by the trame of the machine for moving said stops to inoperative position; a

key lever; a link operatively connected to said key lever; and means for operatively connecting said link with one or the other of said devices.

19. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the' combination of co1- umn stops movable into and out of operative position and vadapted to remain indefinitely in either of said positions to Which they may be moved: a key controlled device for mov- 'ing the stops to operative position; a key controlled device for moving said stops out of operative position; and means for rendering` one of said devices inoperative When the other is operative.

Q0. In a typewriting machine and tabulating' mechanism, the combination of column stops movable into and out of operative position andadapted toremain indelinitely in either of said positions to which they may be moved, a key controlled device 'for moving the stops to operative posit-ion; a key controlled device for movingsaid stops out of operative posit-ion; and means for disconnecting one of said devices from its key when the other of said devices is connected to its key.

21. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of column stopsl movable into and outy of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in .either ot'said positions to which they may be moved; a key controlled device for moving' the stops to operative position; a key controlled device for moving said stops out oi" operative position; a link; and means for disconnecting said link from one ot said devices and t'or connectingl it with the other ot said devices.

22. In a typewriting machine and tabulating m hanism, the combination of column lstops movable into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of said positions to which they may bemoved; a key operated member; a device for movingl said stops to operative position; a device for moving said stops out of opera tive. position; and means said key operated member devices and with the other of said devices.

23. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of column stops movable into and out of operative position and adapted either of said positions to which they may be moved; a key operated member; a device for moving said stops to operative position; a device for moving said stops out of operative position; a link said key operated member; and hand controlled means operable at ,will for disconnecting said link from'one/of said devices and for operatively connecting the linkwith the other of said devices.

24. ing mechanism, the combination of a series of tabulator stops mounted for movement into and out of operative position and adapted to remain indefinitely in either` of l; the said positions to which they may be moved; a device for movin said stops to one of said positions, said evice havin a cylindrical stem; a tabulator frame havlng for disconnecting from one of said a supporting portion formed integral thema- 75 with, said supporting portion being bore to form a cylindrical bearing opening' for said stem and slotted in the direction of the length of the stem; and a pin which passes lnto said slot and which is detachably con- 80 nected to said stem, the pin and slot guiding the stem and said device of which it forms part in their movement, and a detachment of the pin enabling the said device and itsstem to be dismounted.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, of New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 29th day of July, A. D. 1910.

CHARLES H. sHnPARD.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. SMITH, E. M. 'WnLLs for operatively connecting it to remain indefinitely in operatively connected to In a typewriting maclfnne and tabulat- 

